Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 7 Big Board

For those of you lamenting your seemingly endless fantasy losses, either in the standings or from the injury news, we give you a piece of Albert Einstein genius: Energy can neither be created or destroyed—it merely changes form.

Fantasy might be dealing you lemons, but there are plenty of lemonade stands still open in fantasy this fall.

We break down Bleacher Report's Week 7 Big Board with an emphasis on fantasy's life after death. The New England Patriots were left for dead a few weeks ago when Jamaal Charles and the Kansas City Chiefs ripped them, but one week or one month do not make a season. Persistence does.

For every fantasy player injured or struggling, there are resources available to fix what ails you.

We unveil the initial top 100 plays for Week 7, including a position-by-position breakdown. You can use these rankings to weigh your starting options or gear up for your daily fantasy football lineups, drafts and rosters. These rankings represent our predictions for the highest scorers—relative to their use, game plan, health and matchup.

Top 100: LeSean McCoy's Revival Is a Great Lesson in Fantasy Patience

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If you're in a fantasy world like we are, you could make a pretty nice-looking fantasy team with those headed to the weekly injury report, if not those whose seasons are already done.

The NFL's and fantasy football's battle of attrition has claimed its latest victims this week, including Victor Cruz (knee), Knowshon Moreno (knee), Stevan Ridley (knee) and Marvin Jones (foot) after they were placed on IR on Tuesday. Also, we're still waiting for Jimmy Graham (shoulder), Calvin Johnson (ankle) and A.J. Green (toe) to have their statuses determined in the near term.

On the bright side, at least we are not talking about the disappointments of your early first-round running backs.

LeSean McCoy was the latest to rejoin the land of the thriving, rushing for a season-high 149 yards in Sunday night's victory over the New York Giants. We can lament his dearth of touchdowns, but why be picky? At least his reeling offensive line cannot be put to blame any longer.

McCoy told the Philadelphia Daily News' Rich Hofmann:

"

The guys up front just blew 'em off the line, all game. ... As a running back, you start getting in your groove. You start picking them apart. ... I felt I made a lot better decisions, just hitting it. ... I never lost confidence in myself and the guys up front—you guys (the media) did. I've got thick skin.

"

That is music to McCoy's owners' ears, not so much his opponents'. The Giants made the mistake of buying into the hype of McCoy's struggles, apparently.

"Surprisingly, they left the safety out of the box (near the line of scrimmage), which was different," McCoy told Hofmann. "And they paid for it. By the time they moved the safety down, it was too late."

Hopefully you didn't make the Giant mistake of selling low on Slim Shady, because he clearly is still the real McCoy, as we wrote in Bleacher Report's Week 6 Predictions under the Biggest Bounce-Back Player category.

The bad news is we don't rank McCoy among the top plays for fantasy Week 7...because he is on bye. Here is B/R's initial Top 100:

Week 7 Top 100 - Eric Mack

Rank	Flex Rankings	Team	Opponent	ECR	vs. ECR
1	Tom Brady	NE	vs. NYJ	8	+7
2	DeMarco Murray	DAL	vs. NYG	1	-1
3	Arian Foster	HOU	at Pit	9	+6
4	Peyton Manning	DEN	vs. SF	2	-2
5	Jamaal Charles	KC	at SD	14	+9
6	Aaron Rodgers	GB	vs. Car	3	-3
7	Matt Forte	CHI	vs. Mia	7	0
8	Andrew Luck	IND	vs. Cin	4	-4
9	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	vs. SF	22	+13
10	Antonio Brown	PIT	vs. Hou	28	+18
11	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	at StL	12	+1
12	Rob Gronkowski	NE	vs. NYJ	68	+56
13	Dez Bryant	DAL	vs. NYG	34	+21
14	Le'Veon Bell	PIT	vs. Hou	20	+6
15	Eddie Lacy	GB	vs. Car	41	+26
16	Julius Thomas	DEN	vs. SF	59	+43
17	Andre Ellington	ARI	at Oak	30	+13
18	Giovani Bernard	CIN	at Ind	25	+7
19	Brandon Marshall	CHI	vs. Mia	35	+16
20	Alfred Morris	WAS	vs. Ten	38	+18
21	Ben Tate	CLE	at Jac	33	+12
22	Drew Brees	NO	at Det	16	-6
23	Julio Jones	ATL	at Bal	32	+9
24	Lamar Miller	MIA	at Chi	43	+19
25	Jordy Nelson	GB	vs. Car	21	-4
26	Alshon Jeffery	CHI	vs. Mia	42	+16
27	Philip Rivers	SD	vs. KC	5	-22
28	Justin Forsett	BAL	vs. Atl	40	+12
29	Randall Cobb	GB	vs. Car	44	+15
30	Branden Oliver	SD	vs. KC	36	+6
31	Jordan Cameron	CLE	at Jac	94	+63
32	Tony Romo	DAL	vs. NYG	17	-15
33	Joique Bell	DET	vs. NO	50	+17
34	Steve Smith	BAL	vs. Atl	46	+12
35	DeSean Jackson	WAS	vs. Ten	60	+25
36	Jay Cutler	CHI	vs. Mia	6	-30
37	Chris Ivory	NYJ	at NE	73	+36
38	Ahmad Bradshaw	IND	vs. Cin	54	+16
39	Mohamed Sanu	CIN	at Ind	63	+24
40	Cam Newton	CAR	at GB	10	-30
41	Frank Gore	SF	at Den	53	+12
42	Michael Floyd	ARI	at Oak	58	+16
43	T.Y. Hilton	IND	vs. Cin	51	+8
44	Emmanuel Sanders	DEN	vs. SF	47	+3
45	Ronnie Hillman	DEN	vs. SF	64	+19
46	Kelvin Benjamin	CAR	at GB	48	+2
47	Fred Jackson	BUF	vs. Min	45	-2
48	Roddy White	ATL	at Bal	75	+27
49	Golden Tate	DET	vs. NO	49	0
50	Shane Vereen	NE	vs. NYJ	70	+20
51	Matthew Stafford	DET	vs. NO	13	-38
52	Mike Wallace	MIA	at Chi	56	+4
53	Julian Edelman	NE	vs. NYJ	65	+12
54	Andre Johnson	HOU	at Pit	67	+13
55	Rueben Randle	NYG	at Dal	71	+16
56	Colin Kaepernick	SF	at Den	15	-41
57	Andre Williams	NYG	at Dal	52	-5
58	A.J. Green	CIN	at Ind	190	+132
59	Torrey Smith	BAL	vs. Atl	89	+30
60	Pierre Garcon	WAS	vs. Ten	72	+12
61	Matt Ryan	ATL	at Bal	18	-43
62	Reggie Bush	DET	vs. NO	69	+7
63	Calvin Johnson	DET	vs. NO	193	+130
64	Jerick McKinnon	MIN	at Buf	78	+14
65	Isaiah Crowell	CLE	at Jac	88	+23
66	Trent Richardson	IND	vs. Cin	87	+21
67	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	at Oak	81	+14
68	Keenan Allen	SD	vs. KC	83	+15
69	Jeremy Hill	CIN	at Ind	90	+21
70	Percy Harvin	SEA	at StL	79	+9
71	Russell Wilson	SEA	at StL	11	-60
72	Terrance Williams	DAL	vs. NYG	84	+12
73	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	at Pit	74	+1
74	Sammy Watkins	BUF	vs. Min	76	+2
75	Greg Olsen	CAR	at GB	86	+11
76	Marques Colston	NO	at Det	95	+19
77	Eric Decker	NYJ	at NE	96	+19
78	Martellus Bennett	CHI	vs. Mia	93	+15
79	Joe Flacco	BAL	vs. Atl	19	-60
80	Kendall Wright	TEN	at Was	101	+21
81	Wes Welker	DEN	vs. SF	100	+19
82	Michael Crabtree	SF	at Den	80	-2
83	Delanie Walker	TEN	at Was	110	+27
84	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	vs. Hou	23	-61
85	Cordarrelle Patterson	MIN	at Buf	129	+44
86	Jordan Reed	WAS	vs. Ten	108	+22
87	Bernard Pierce	BAL	vs. Atl	124	+37
88	Antonio Gates	SD	vs. KC	109	+21
89	Jason Witten	DAL	vs. NYG	131	+42
90	Andy Dalton	CIN	at Ind	26	-64
91	Bishop Sankey	TEN	at Was	85	-6
92	Reggie Wayne	IND	vs. Cin	82	-10
93	Brandon LaFell	NE	vs. NYJ	114	+21
94	Andre Holmes	OAK	vs. Ari	92	-2
95	Odell Beckham Jr.	NYG	at Dal	97	+2
96	C.J. Spiller	BUF	vs. Min	102	+6
97	Khiry Robinson	NO	at Det	126	+29
98	Cecil Shorts	JAC	vs. Cle	99	+1
99	Justin Hunter	TEN	at Was	98	-1
100	Eli Manning	NYG	at Dal	24	-76

Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) from over 100 experts provided by FantasyPros

Quarterbacks: Tom Brady Still Making the Best of Bad Situations

Remember when Tom Brady was getting the shoe from New England media just a few short weeks ago? He was on the trade block. Rookie Jimmy Garoppolo was going to begin making starts if the knee-jerks had their way.

Wow, those fools look clueless now, and Brady looks primed for a big-time run for loyal fantasy owners.

With Stevan Ridley (knee), the New England Patriots' only true power runner, officially going down for the season, the offensive onus falls back on the right shoulder that has made the Pats the team of the century. Brady turns a watered-down receiving corps into wine year after year. Wideout Brandon LaFell and tight end Tim Wright are the latest to step forward.

Now, Brady faces a New York Jets secondary that is reeling and just lost one of its own, former first-round cornerback Dee Milliner (Achilles) for the season. The Jets are the fourth-worst team in fantasy against quarterbacks, according to FFToday.com, and have to face a scorching-hot Brady at home on a short week.

Traveling to Foxborough, Massachusetts, for a prime-time game a couple of Sundays ago wound up being a nightmare for the Cincinnati Bengals. That was a good defense, playing well, against a Pats offense that couldn't get out of its own way.

This Thursday night lines up nicely for Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman, LaFell and Wright, as we chronicled Tuesday in B/R's Insider Notebook. We rank Brady as the No. 1 play in all of fantasy, assuming his once-held position atop the quarterback rankings.

It just rarely matters who is supporting Brady. He has made a career out of making careers out of spare parts. He was, after all, once a spare part himself as Drew Bledsoe's unheralded fill-in. Brady told Lee Schechter at ESPNBoston.com:

"

You start with a certain number of players at the beginning of the year, and as the year goes on every week teams are hurt with injuries and another guy gets called up, but all the work done in practice has hopefully prepared you. You sit in all the same meetings that the other guys sit in, getting not quite as many reps, but you are being coached the same way. ...

When you get your opportunity, that's what you have to take advantage of. You don't know how many opportunities you are going to get in the NFL, and when you get your one, you better be ready to take advantage of it.

"

Here is B/R's ranking of the top quarterbacks for Week 6:

Week 7 Quarterback Rankings - Eric Mack

Rank	Quarterbacks	Team	Opponent	ECR	vs. ECR
1	Tom Brady	NE	vs. NYJ	6	+5
2	Peyton Manning	DEN	vs. SF	1	-1
3	Aaron Rodgers	GB	vs. Car	2	-1
4	Andrew Luck	IND	vs. Cin	3	-1
5	Drew Brees	NO	at Det	8	+3
6	Philip Rivers	SD	vs. KC	4	-2
7	Tony Romo	DAL	vs. NYG	12	+5
8	Jay Cutler	CHI	vs. Mia	5	-3
9	Cam Newton	CAR	at GB	7	-2
10	Matthew Stafford	DET	vs. NO	10	0
11	Colin Kaepernick	SF	at Den	11	0
12	Matt Ryan	ATL	at Bal	13	+1
13	Russell Wilson	SEA	at StL	9	-4
14	Joe Flacco	BAL	vs. Atl	14	0
15	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	vs. Hou	17	+2
16	Andy Dalton	CIN	at Ind	18	+2
17	Eli Manning	NYG	at Dal	16	-1
18	Carson Palmer	ARI	at Oak	15	-3
19	Kirk Cousins	WAS	vs. Ten	19	0
20	Brian Hoyer	CLE	at Jac	20	0
21	Ryan Tannehill	MIA	at Chi	22	+1
22	Alex Smith	KC	at SD	21	-1
23	Teddy Bridgewater	MIN	at Buf	29	+6
24	Austin Davis	STL	vs. Sea	27	+3
25	Geno Smith	NYJ	at NE	31	+6
26	Kyle Orton	BUF	vs. Min	26	0
27	Jake Locker	TEN	at Was	24	-3
28	Ryan Fitzpatrick	HOU	at Pit	32	+4
29	Blake Bortles	JAC	vs. Cle	25	-4
30	Derek Carr	OAK	vs. Ari	23	-7
31	Charlie Whitehurst	TEN	at Was	30	-1
32	Drew Stanton	ARI	at Oak	28	-4

Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) from over 100 experts provided by FantasyPros

Running Backs: Take Advantage of Early-Season Bums as Buy-Low Candidates

Fantasy readers always want the scoop on who's next. It is fairly easy to see which players are the cream of the waiver-wire crop in a given week, but if you really want to knock it out of the park like a big, old Alfred Morris home run swing after a touchdown, you need to make an aggressive trade with an unsuspecting bottom-feeder.

Morris is a great place to look. He is Week 7's version of Week 6's LeSean McCoy. Buy while the buying is good.

The Washington Redskins running back has survived a two-week buzzsaw against the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals run defenses. Now, he gets a reprieve.

The Redskins are facing the Tennessee Titans back at home this week, a team that ranks 28th in the NFL against the run. We return Morris to the top 10 among fantasy running backs for that favorable matchup.

CSNWashington.com's Rich Tandler agreed, predicting a breakout game for the struggling back and the Redskins running game.

Here are B/R's top running back plays for Week 7:

Week 7 Running Back Rankings - Eric Mack

Rank	Running Backs	Team	Opponent	ECR	vs. ECR
1	DeMarco Murray	DAL	vs. NYG	1	0
2	Arian Foster	HOU	at Pit	3	+1
3	Jamaal Charles	KC	at SD	5	+2
4	Matt Forte	CHI	vs. Mia	2	-2
5	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	at StL	4	-1
6	Le'Veon Bell	PIT	vs. Hou	6	0
7	Eddie Lacy	GB	vs. Car	13	+6
8	Andre Ellington	ARI	at Oak	8	0
9	Giovani Bernard	CIN	at Ind	7	-2
10	Alfred Morris	WAS	vs. Ten	11	+1
11	Ben Tate	CLE	at Jac	9	-2
12	Lamar Miller	MIA	at Chi	14	+2
13	Justin Forsett	BAL	vs. Atl	12	-1
14	Branden Oliver	SD	vs. KC	10	-4
15	Joique Bell	DET	vs. NO	16	+1
16	Chris Ivory	NYJ	at NE	23	+7
17	Ahmad Bradshaw	IND	vs. Cin	17	0
18	Frank Gore	SF	at Den	18	0
19	Ronnie Hillman	DEN	vs. SF	20	+1
20	Fred Jackson	BUF	vs. Min	15	-5
21	Shane Vereen	NE	vs. NYJ	22	+1
22	Andre Williams	NYG	at Dal	19	-3
23	Reggie Bush	DET	vs. NO	21	-2
24	Jerick McKinnon	MIN	at Buf	24	0
25	Isaiah Crowell	CLE	at Jac	26	+1
26	Trent Richardson	IND	vs. Cin	27	+1
27	Jeremy Hill	CIN	at Ind	28	+1
28	Bernard Pierce	BAL	vs. Atl	35	+7
29	Bishop Sankey	TEN	at Was	25	-4
30	C.J. Spiller	BUF	vs. Min	29	-1
31	Khiry Robinson	NO	at Det	36	+5
32	Steven Jackson	ATL	at Bal	33	+1
33	Pierre Thomas	NO	at Det	30	-3
34	Chris Johnson	NYJ	at NE	42	+8
35	Zac Stacy	STL	vs. Sea	31	-4
36	Lorenzo Taliaferro	BAL	vs. Atl	43	+7
37	Toby Gerhart	JAC	vs. Cle	47	+10
38	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	at GB	38	0
39	Mark Ingram	NO	at Det	37	-2
40	Darren McFadden	OAK	vs. Ari	32	-8
41	Storm Johnson	JAC	vs. Cle	34	-7
42	Brandon Bolden	NE	vs. NYJ	41	-1
43	Antone Smith	ATL	at Bal	39	-4
44	Matt Asiata	MIN	at Buf	46	+2
45	Knile Davis	KC	at SD	51	+6
46	Carlos Hyde	SF	at Den	53	+7
47	Benny Cunningham	STL	vs. Sea	44	-3
48	LeGarrette Blount	PIT	vs. Hou	50	+2
49	James White	NE	vs. NYJ	49	0
50	Roy Helu	WAS	vs. Ten	45	-5
51	James Starks	GB	vs. Car	40	-11
52	Tre Mason	STL	vs. Sea	55	+3
53	Alfred Blue	HOU	at Pit	68	+15
54	Lance Dunbar	DAL	vs. NYG	52	-2
55	Darrin Reaves	CAR	at GB	54	-1
56	Dexter McCluster	TEN	at Was	56	0
57	Shonn Greene	TEN	at Was	58	+1
58	Maurice Jones-Drew	OAK	vs. Ari	64	+6
59	Peyton Hillis	NYG	at Dal	48	-11
60	Terrance West	CLE	at Jac	73	+13
61	Fozzy Whittaker	CAR	at GB	59	-2
62	Chris Ogbonnaya	CAR	at GB	61	-1
63	Travaris Cadet	NO	at Det	63	0
64	Devonta Freeman	ATL	at Bal	65	+1
65	Jacquizz Rodgers	ATL	at Bal	69	+4
66	Denard Robinson	JAC	vs. Cle	70	+4
67	C.J. Anderson	DEN	vs. SF	71	+4
68	Ka'Deem Carey	CHI	vs. Mia	75	+7
69	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	at GB
70	De'Anthony Thomas	KC	at SD	74	+4
71	Donald Brown	SD	vs. KC	57	-14
72	Juwan Thompson	DEN	vs. SF	60	-12
73	Theo Riddick	DET	vs. NO	62	-11
74	Daniel Thomas	MIA	at Chi	67	-7
75	Joseph Randle	DAL	vs. NYG	66	-9

Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) from over 100 experts provided by FantasyPros

Wide Receivers: Injuries Have Made a Mess of the Rankings of Late

Zero running back fantasy strategists had their days in the early going of the season. They loved celebrating early misfortunes of the likes of Jamaal Charles, LeSean McCoy, Adrian Peterson and Eddie Lacy.

Contrarians are saying, "How do you like it now?"

Calvin Johnson (ankle) and A.J. Green (toe) are facing longer absences, perhaps, while fantasy has already lost Victor Cruz (knee) and has dealt with the extended struggles of the San Diego Chargers' Keenan Allen, Seattle Seahawks' Percy Harvin, the Minnesota Vikings' Cordarrelle Patterson and the Denver Broncos' Wes Welker.

There are no hard and fast ways to build a fantasy champion. In fact, any strategy that goes all-in one specific way is more likely to fail than not.

Specifically on Megatron, better days are ahead, but it might be a waiting game. Even Detroit Lions head coach Jim Caldwell isn't sure about the next few weeks from his star wideout, telling The Detroit News' Josh Katzenstein:

"

I leave it up to the doctors. They know exactly what it takes, what can be done—them in conjunction with how he feels. They treat not only the symptoms and the situation, but also the patient as well in terms of what he feels. So, they'll let us know what's the best avenue to take.

"

While you are anxiously waiting for your first-round receiver to recover from yet another nagging ailment, here are B/R's top wide receiver plays for Week 7:

Week 7 Wide Receiver Rankings - Eric Mack

Rank	Wide Receivers	Team	Opponent	ECR	vs. ECR
1	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	vs. SF	2	+1
2	Antonio Brown	PIT	vs. Hou	3	+1
3	Dez Bryant	DAL	vs. NYG	5	+2
4	Brandon Marshall	CHI	vs. Mia	6	+2
5	Julio Jones	ATL	at Bal	4	-1
6	Jordy Nelson	GB	vs. Car	1	-5
7	Alshon Jeffery	CHI	vs. Mia	7	0
8	Randall Cobb	GB	vs. Car	8	0
9	Steve Smith	BAL	vs. Atl	9	0
10	DeSean Jackson	WAS	vs. Ten	16	+6
11	Mohamed Sanu	CIN	at Ind	17	+6
12	Michael Floyd	ARI	at Oak	15	+3
13	T.Y. Hilton	IND	vs. Cin	12	-1
14	Emmanuel Sanders	DEN	vs. SF	10	-4
15	Kelvin Benjamin	CAR	at GB	11	-4
16	Roddy White	ATL	at Bal	24	+8
17	Golden Tate	DET	vs. NO	13	-4
18	Mike Wallace	MIA	at Chi	14	-4
19	Julian Edelman	NE	vs. NYJ	18	-1
20	Andre Johnson	HOU	at Pit	19	-1
21	Rueben Randle	NYG	at Dal	20	-1
22	A.J. Green	CIN	at Ind	49	+27
23	Torrey Smith	BAL	vs. Atl	32	+9
24	Pierre Garcon	WAS	vs. Ten	21	-3
25	Calvin Johnson	DET	vs. NO	51	+26
26	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	at Oak	27	+1
27	Keenan Allen	SD	vs. KC	30	+3
28	Percy Harvin	SEA	at StL	29	+1
29	Terrance Williams	DAL	vs. NYG	31	+2
30	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	at Pit	22	-8
31	Sammy Watkins	BUF	vs. Min	23	-8
32	Marques Colston	NO	at Det	34	+2
33	Eric Decker	NYJ	at NE	35	+2
34	Kendall Wright	TEN	at Was	39	+5
35	Wes Welker	DEN	vs. SF	40	+5
36	Michael Crabtree	SF	at Den	26	-10
37	Cordarrelle Patterson	MIN	at Buf	53	+16
38	Reggie Wayne	IND	vs. Cin	28	-10
39	Brandon LaFell	NE	vs. NYJ	43	+4
40	Andre Holmes	OAK	vs. Ari	33	-7
41	Odell Beckham	NYG	at Dal	36	-5
42	Cecil Shorts	JAC	vs. Cle	37	-5
43	Justin Hunter	TEN	at Was	38	-5
44	Anquan Boldin	SF	at Den	44	0
45	James Jones	OAK	vs. Ari	41	-4
46	Brian Quick	STL	vs. Sea	42	-4
47	Malcom Floyd	SD	vs. KC	45	-2
48	Brandin Cooks	NO	at Det	25	-23
49	Dwayne Bowe	KC	at SD	50	+1
50	Robert Woods	BUF	vs. Min	54	+4
51	Steve Johnson	SF	at Den	72	+21
52	Hakeem Nicks	IND	vs. Cin	63	+11
53	Greg Jennings	MIN	at Buf	62	+9
54	Davante Adams	GB	vs. Car	47	-7
55	Allen Robinson	JAC	vs. Cle	48	-7
56	Eddie Royal	SD	vs. KC	52	-4
57	Jarius Wright	MIN	at Buf	58	+1
58	Jermaine Kearse	SEA	at StL	73	+15
59	Markus Wheaton	PIT	vs. Hou	55	-4
60	John Brown	ARI	at Oak	56	-4
61	Kenny Britt	STL	vs. Sea	57	-4
62	Miles Austin	CLE	at Jac	59	-3
63	Kenny Stills	NO	at Det	60	-3
64	Brandon Tate	CIN	at Ind	61	-3
65	Harry Douglas	ATL	at Bal	80	+15
66	Brian Hartline	MIA	at Chi	65	-1
67	Doug Baldwin	SEA	at StL	66	-1
68	Andrew Hawkins	CLE	at Jac	46	-22
69	Jeremy Ross	DET	vs. NO	67	-2
70	Preston Parker	NYG	at Dal	79	+9
71	Taylor Gabriel	CLE	at Jac	69	-2
72	Allen Hurns	JAC	vs. Cle	70	-2
73	Devin Hester	ATL	at Bal	71	-2
74	Nate Washington	TEN	at Was	74	0
75	Brian Tyms	NE	vs. NYJ	75	0
76	Andre Roberts	WAS	vs. Ten	76	0
77	Marqise Lee	JAC	vs. Cle	77	0
78	Travis Benjamin	CLE	at Jac	82	+4
79	Tavon Austin	STL	vs. Sea	84	+5
80	Jarvis Landry	MIA	at Chi	64	-16
81	Aaron Dobson	NE	vs. NYJ	91	+10

Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) from over 100 experts provided by FantasyPros

Tight Ends: Jimmy Graham (and Other) Absences Can Be Overcome

There is hope for those with Jimmy Graham (shoulder) on their fantasy roster, and it is not merely wishing Graham makes a surprising return in Week 7. Fantasy options always tend to come out of the woodwork at the tight end position.

It makes that risk you took by drafting Graham so early in Round 1 not look so bad...even if Graham does miss the next two games, as NFL insider Ian Rapoport tweeted Sunday morning.

Graham is headed for the official NFL injury report, while the likes of Jordan Cameron, Jordan Reed, Jason Witten and Vernon Davis appear to be headed back to prominence after slow starts for fantasy owners. The only thing you need out of your Graham injury replacement is a short touchdown catch. There are dozens of potential places to look for one of those.

B/R breaks down the top options at tight end for Week 7 here:

Week 7 Tight End Rankings - Eric Mack

Rank	Tight Ends	Team	Opponent	ECR	vs. ECR
1	Rob Gronkowski	NE	vs. NYJ	2	+1
2	Julius Thomas	DEN	vs. SF	1	-1
3	Jordan Cameron	CLE	at Jac	5	+2
4	Greg Olsen	CAR	at GB	3	-1
5	Martellus Bennett	CHI	vs. Mia	4	-1
6	Delanie Walker	TEN	at Was	8	+2
7	Jordan Reed	WAS	vs. Ten	6	-1
8	Antonio Gates	SD	vs. KC	7	-1
9	Jason Witten	DAL	vs. NYG	13	+4
10	Larry Donnell	NYG	at Dal	10	0
11	Travis Kelce	KC	at SD	9	-2
12	Vernon Davis	SF	at Den	11	-1
13	Dwayne Allen	IND	vs. Cin	12	-1
14	Tim Wright	NE	vs. NYJ	21	+7
15	Owen Daniels	BAL	vs. Atl	14	-1
16	Heath Miller	PIT	vs. Hou	17	+1
17	Coby Fleener	IND	vs. Cin	24	+7
18	Jared Cook	STL	vs. Sea	15	-3
19	Jace Amaro	NYJ	at NE	16	-3
20	Eric Ebron	DET	vs. NO	28	+8
21	Ladarius Green	SD	vs. KC	22	+1
22	Charles Clay	MIA	at Chi	23	+1
23	Niles Paul	WAS	vs. Ten	29	+6
24	Clay Harbor	JAC	vs. Cle	19	-5
25	Andrew Quarless	GB	vs. Car	32	+7
26	Josh Hill	NO	at Det	20	-6
27	Ben Watson	NO	at Det	30	+3
28	Jermaine Gresham	CIN	at Ind	25	-3
29	Scott Chandler	BUF	vs. Min	26	-3
30	Chase Ford	MIN	at Buf	31	+1

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Defense/Special Teams: Feel Sorry for the St. Louis Rams This Week

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You want to see the makings of a defensive beatdown? Get the defending Super Bowl champions' defense—coming off a rare home loss—in a matchup against the worst team in fantasy against opposing defense/special teams.

Or just face the New York Jets.

The Seahawks are traveling to St. Louis to take on the Rams, who have taken over the title from the Jacksonville Jaguars as the team you most want your fantasy defense/special teams to face. The Rams are dead last against D/STs, according to FFToday.com.

The only thing that could be more intriguing for the Seahawks D/ST as a start would be to face those struggling Jets, with their woeful dead-last passing offense.

Here are B/R's top D/ST plays for Week 7: 

Week 7 Defenses and Special Teams Rankings - Eric Mack

Rank	Defenses and Special Teams	Team	Opponent	ECR	vs. ECR
1	New England Patriots	NE	vs. NYJ	1	0
2	Seattle Seahawks	Sea	at StL	2	0
3	Arizona Cardinals	Ari	at Oak	4	+1
4	Cleveland Browns	Cle	at Jac	6	+2
5	Denver Broncos	Den	vs. SF	5	0
6	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pit	vs. Hou	15	+9
7	Buffalo Bills	Buf	vs. Min	3	-4
8	Houston Texans	Hou	at Pit	8	0
9	Dallas Cowboys	Dal	vs. NYG	17	+8
10	Baltimore Ravens	Bal	vs. Atl	10	0
11	Washington Redskins	Was	vs. Ten	12	+1
12	Detroit Lions	Det	vs. NO	9	-3
13	San Diego Chargers	SD	vs. KC	7	-6
14	Green Bay Packers	GB	vs. Car	11	-3
15	San Francisco 49ers	SF	at Den	19	+4
16	Chicago Bears	Chi	vs. Mia	16	0
17	St. Louis Rams	StL	vs. Sea	26	+9
18	Cincinnati Bengals	Cin	at Ind	18	0
19	Indianapolis Colts	Ind	vs. Cin	14	-5
20	New York Giants	NYG	at Dal	20	0

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Kickers: Mike Nugent Getting Opportunities...and Missing Them

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You think kickers are afterthoughts? Ask the Cincinnati Bengals and Mike Nugent, who has missed an alarming six field goals among his NFL-high 17 attempts, including a potential game-winner Sunday.

Nugent might be kicking for his job at this point, forget fantasy value, as ESPN.com's Coley Harvey wrote.

The silver lining for keeping Nugent is the Bengals have been giving him ample opportunities. Only Stephen Gostkowski has attempted as many field goals through six weeks, per FFToday.com.

Gostkowski himself has gone through slumps before, but he has missed just one field goal this season to Nugent's six. That is the difference between B/R's No. 1 kicker for Week 7 and the last option in our top 20 here:

Week 7 Kicker Rankings - Eric Mack

Rank	Kickers	Team	Opponent	ECR	vs. ECR
1	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	vs. NYJ	1	0
2	Steven Hauschka	SEA	at StL	3	+1
3	Justin Tucker	BAL	vs. Atl	2	-1
4	Dan Bailey	DAL	vs. NYG	4	0
5	Phil Dawson	SF	at Den	8	+3
6	Mason Crosby	GB	vs. Car	5	-1
7	Nick Novak	SD	vs. KC	6	-1
8	Adam Vinatieri	IND	vs. Cin	7	-1
9	Brandon McManus	DEN	vs. SF	11	+2
10	Matt Prater	DET	vs. NO	14	+4
11	Matt Bryant	ATL	at Bal	12	+1
12	Shaun Suisham	PIT	vs. Hou	15	+3
13	Robbie Gould	CHI	vs. Mia	13	0
14	Blair Walsh	MIN	at Buf	16	+2
15	Kai Forbath	WAS	vs. Ten	18	+3
16	Graham Gano	CAR	at GB	20	+4
17	Caleb Sturgis	MIA	at Chi	24	+7
18	Dan Carpenter	BUF	vs. Min	9	-9
19	Chandler Catanzaro	ARI	at Oak	10	-9
20	Mike Nugent	CIN	at Ind	19	-1

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